Regulation 8A - Omitted - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999

8A 1 [***] ********** 1 Omitted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. Prior to omission regulation 8A, as inserted by the SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 w.e.f. 05.07.2011 read as under: 8A. Grant of certificate of permanent registration. (1) The credit rating agency who has been granted or deemed to have been granted a certificate of initial registration under regulation 8, may, three months before the expiry of the period of certificate of initial registration, make an application for grant of a certificate of permanent registration in Form A. (2) The credit rating agency who has already been granted a certificate of registration by the Board and has completed a period of five years, on the date of commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, may, three months before the expiry of validity of certificate of registration or before, make an application for grant of a certificate of permanent registration in Form A. (3) An application under sub-regulation (1) or sub-regulation (2) shall be accompanied by non-refundable application fee as specified in the Second Schedule. (4) The application for grant of a certificate of permanent registration shall be accompanied by details of the changes that have taken place in the information that was submitted to the Board while seeking initial registration or renewal, as the case may be, and a declaration stating that no changes other than those as mentioned in such details have taken place. (5) The application for permanent registration made under sub-regulation (1) or (2) shall be dealt with in the same manner as if it were a fresh application for grant of a certificate of initial registration. (6) The Board, on being satisfied that the applicant is eligible, shall grant a certificate of permanent registration in Form B and shall send an intimation to the applicant. (7) On the grant of a certificate of permanent registration the credit rating agency shall be liable to pay the fee as specified in the Second Schedule of these regulations.